50% of the grade was participation which makes no sense in a class with over a hundred students in a lecture hall. The other 50% were exams based on incredibly difficult to understand readings. Hes a really nice guy but it was his first time teaching the class and it really showed, there was no organization or purpose to the class.

One of the kindest professors in the PBS Department. Such an engaging lecturer, made 3 hours go by quickly!

Asks for our feedback then doesn't listen. Lectures too fast for us to understand. Asks us to read too many papers for us to actually take the time to understand then because there are too many papers, he can't take the time to help us understand them. He needs to assign less so he can focus on those things and take the time to actually teach us.

One of the best professors I've had, very approachable as well! Lectures are engaging and easily digestible. Class is graded fairly with extra credit, just study for the exams as they are weighed pretty heavily. He recommends the textbook readings but if you understand the lecture content well then I think the readings are mostly just supplemental.

READ THE TEXTBOOK. Sprague is a great guy, but the lectures can be confusing.... the textbook helps so much and I highly recommend reading the chapters they really help understanding the info.

Prof. Sprague was an overall good professor, was clear on what you need to do to pass the course. 3 non-cumulative exams and 8 weekly quizzes. The exams weigh the most towards your grade and the questions and his wording can be confusing. If you study well you will be fine but you need to study the lectures and do the book readings!!